Window shield



0. H. COMBE WINDOW SHIELD July 3, 1951 Filed Oct. 10. 1949 ATTORNEYS o Patented July 3, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW SHIELD Otto H. Combe, Benkelman, Nebr.

Application October 10, 1949, Serial No. 120,440

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a window shield or protector which is so constructed and arranged that it will shield the window pane against damage due to hail storms or small objects which are carried through the air with heavy winds.

An important object of the invention is to provide a protector of this character which may be readily and easily attached to the window frame of a window, the construction of the shield being such that it will not exclude light and air from the room having windows equipped with the shield.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more full described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is a front elevational view of a window frame, showing a shield constructed in accordance with the invention, as mounted thereon.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental elevational view illustrating the means used in attaching the lower end of the shield to the window frame.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective view illustrating one end of one of the side bars of the shield.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicates a window frame to which the shield or protecting device is secured.

The shield comprises side bars 6, which side bars are formed of strips of sheet metal material bent intermediate their side edges providing gripping surfaces for gripping the edges of the wire mesh material forming the body of the shield, thereby securing the edges of the wire mesh material to the side bars.

The lower end of each side bar is curved inwardly as at 8 and is designed to fit around one end of the U-shaped lower frame section 9 where it is pressed into close engagement with the frame section 9, securing the frame section to the side bars.

The U-shaped lower frame section 9 is so constructed and arranged that the side legs l0 thereof, are of lengths to extend appreciable distances beyond the window frame so that air may pass upwardly thereunder to enter the window opening when the window panes have been moved to their open positions.

The side legs ID are formed with inwardly ex-- tended ends I I that are held within the brackets I2 that are secured to the window frame adjacent to the window sill I3, securing the lower frame 9 in position.

The upper frame section M embodies a rod with upwardly extended ends [5 that extend inwardly at H5, in parallel relation with the rod or upper frame section [4, where they are fitted in the brackets II, which in turn are secured to the upper bar of the window frame. A clip indicated at is is secured to the frame intermediate the ends of the upper bar of the frame, and this clip is clipped .around the rod I4, firmly securing the rod to the center thereof.

The frame of the device is covered by the wire mesh material indicated at I, which is of a type to shield the window with which the device is used, against damage by hail stones or other solids which may be spun through the air under high wind pressure.

The lower edge of the wire mesh material is bent around the U-shaped lower frame section 9, and the upper edge of the wire mesh material is bent around the upper frame section I4, where it is fastened firmly, securing the wire mesh material to the frame.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a window shield, a frame embodying a U- shaped lower frame section including leg members having inwardly extended ends, brackets secured to the frame of a window in which the inwardly extended ends of the U-shaped lower frame section are secured, said lower frame section extending upwardly and outwardly from the window frame to which it is secured, an upper frame section secured directly to the window frame, side bars connecting the upper and lower frame sections, said side bars embodying strips of metal bent upon themselves longitudinally, providing clamping surfaces, the lower ends of said side bars being curved around the leg members adjacent to the lower ends thereof, and a wire mesh member having its side edges clamped between the clamping surfaces of the frame, securing the wire mesh member to the side members.

OTTO H. COMBE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 932,731 Welch Aug. 31, 1909 962,176 Templeton June 21, 1910 1,102,251 Ela July 7, 1914 1,514,771 Kilcher Nov. 11, 1924 

